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Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters
A William Jay-designed 1819 mansion, now a Telfair museum with restored slave quarters. Tour operators call it one of Savannah's most actively haunted houses, tied to its many owners and long history.
- Address
- 124 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401
- Hours
- Check the official website or call ahead for current hours.
- Admission
- Check the official website.
- Access
- museum tours (Telfair Museums, daytime)
About
The Owens–Thomas House & Slave Quarters (originally known as the Richardson House) is a historic home in Savannah, Georgia, that is operated as a historic house museum by Telfair Museums. It is located at 124 Abercorn Street, on the northeast corner of Oglethorpe Square. The Owens–Thomas House was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976, as one of the nation's finest examples of English Regency architecture.
Renovations in the 1990s uncovered and restored one of the oldest and best preserved urban slave quarters in the American South.
Text from Wikipedia, Owens–Thomas House, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
History highlights
- Architect: William Jay
- National Historic Landmark
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
What to see
- Slave quarters
Named in the Wikipedia article cited below.
Tips
- Hours and admission change: check the official website before you go.
- Featured on 4 ghost tours; see the links below.